Mowbray revealed Rovers didn’t discuss the possibility of Palmer staying, after the player made it clear he was keen to move on.

Speaking to the Lancashire Telegraph, Mowbray said: “I talked to Kasey a lot, the bottom line is that he hasn’t played as much as he would have wanted to. I can fully understand it.

“As I’ve said to him I’m not here to do anything other than help his career, but if he can’t get in our team as much as he would have liked and played as many minutes as he would have wanted to then I understand him wanting to look for another opportunity.

“I fully respect that. He’s been a joy to work with, he’s got a lovely personality, he’s got talent but yet, as I’ve said to him, I select teams on instinct and if he doesn’t get in the team he doesn’t get in the team.

“There’s no agendas. If he doesn’t play as much as he would like, and that’s why Chelsea send their young players out on loan, I fully understand it.

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